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@niet gime stent @wie Y and Letters .Patent No. 96,773, dated November16, 1869.

IMPROVED STOVE-PIPE SHELIEi AND CLOTHES-DRIIIR.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all 'whom fit may concern Be it known that I, NV. G. BURNHMI, of Blonning Grove, in the county of Orange, and. State of' New York, haveinvented anew and improvedl Combined Stove-Pipe Shelf and Glothes-Drier;and I do hereby declare that the following is a-i'ull, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to animproved stove-pipe attachment, for use as astove-pipe shelf and a clothesdrier, or frame for holding clothes aroundthe pipe for drying, while serving as a shelf'also, for holding vesselscontaining food to be kept warm.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved attachment,

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation ofthe same, taken on the line x x.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a curved shelf', made, preferably, of cast-iron, and in the form ofgrating, or with openings through it, and with a rim, B, projectingdownward from the under side a short distance from the outer edges. Italso has slotted lugs, C, projecting downward from the under side, nearthe central curved space for the stovepipe, to which space an opening ismade for applying it to the pipe, so that the projections will bear uponthe surface thereof, as represented in fig. 2, and hold the shelf' rmlyin a horizontal position, when clamped up to the pipe by the rod D,going around the pipe, passing through the slots in the lugs, andreceiving the screw thumb-nuts E, for clamping the' pipe and shelt`firmly together.

F represents the arms ofthe clothes-drier and frame, which are providedwith hooks, G, near the rear and large ends, by which they are attachedto the shelf, by hooking upon the oter edge thereof, while the rear endsbear up against the projecting rim B, so as to support the said barsradially and horizontally.

As many bars may be used as required, and they may be readily put on andtaken off.

Having thus described my invention,

I -claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A compoundshelf and clothes-drier, composed ot shelf` A, rim B, bars F, hook G,rod D, and thumbnuts, all arranged and attached to a stove-pipe, in themanner described.

The above specification of my invention signed 'by me, this 27th day ofSeptember, 1869,

W. O. BURNHAM.

Witnesses:

Geo. W. MABEE, WM. A2 MoRGAN.

